Melissa

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See also: melissa and Mélissa

Translingual

Melissa officinalis

Etymology

Ancient Greek μέλισσα (mélissa, honey bee) (compare Melissa), which in turn comes from μέλι (méli, honey).

Proper noun

Melissa f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Lamiaceae – lemon balm.

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English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μέλισσα (mélissa, bee, honey, or honeybee). In Ireland it is sometimes used as a feminine form of the Gaelic male name Maol Íosa (literally servant of Jesus).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Melissa

  1. (Greek mythology) Bee-nymph in Greek mythology.
  2. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Popular in the latter half of the 20th century.
    • 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book VI, Canto XII”, in The Faerie Queene. , London: [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
      And her owne handmayd, that Melissa hight / Appointed to attend her dewly day and night
    • 1840 April – 1841 November, Charles Dickens, “(please specify the chapter number or name)”, in The Old Curiosity Shop. A Tale. , London: Chapman and Hall, , published 1841, →OCLC:
      Miss Melissa Wackles was the eldest daughter, Miss Sophy the next, and Miss Jane the youngest.
    • 1959, Nicholas Blake, The Widow's Cruise, page 9:
      - - - by Mrs. Melissa Blaydon and Miss Ianthe Ambrose.
      "Well, they may be sisters," said Nigel. "Those elegant, classical Christian names suggest one father.

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Anagrams

Danish

Proper noun

Melissa

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Melissa

Finnish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μέλισσα (mélissa).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Melissa

  1. a female given name

Declension

Inflection of Melissa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Melissa Melissat
genitive Melissan Melissojen
partitive Melissaa Melissoja
illative Melissaan Melissoihin
singular plural
nominative Melissa Melissat
accusative nom. Melissa Melissat
gen. Melissan
genitive Melissan Melissojen
Melissain rare
partitive Melissaa Melissoja
inessive Melissassa Melissoissa
elative Melissasta Melissoista
illative Melissaan Melissoihin
adessive Melissalla Melissoilla
ablative Melissalta Melissoilta
allative Melissalle Melissoille
essive Melissana Melissoina
translative Melissaksi Melissoiksi
abessive Melissatta Melissoitta
instructive Melissoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Melissa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Melissani Melissani
accusative nom. Melissani Melissani
gen. Melissani
genitive Melissani Melissojeni
Melissaini rare
partitive Melissaani Melissojani
inessive Melissassani Melissoissani
elative Melissastani Melissoistani
illative Melissaani Melissoihini
adessive Melissallani Melissoillani
ablative Melissaltani Melissoiltani
allative Melissalleni Melissoilleni
essive Melissanani Melissoinani
translative Melissakseni Melissoikseni
abessive Melissattani Melissoittani
instructive
comitative Melissoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Melissasi Melissasi
accusative nom. Melissasi Melissasi
gen. Melissasi
genitive Melissasi Melissojesi
Melissaisi rare
partitive Melissaasi Melissojasi
inessive Melissassasi Melissoissasi
elative Melissastasi Melissoistasi
illative Melissaasi Melissoihisi
adessive Melissallasi Melissoillasi
ablative Melissaltasi Melissoiltasi
allative Melissallesi Melissoillesi
essive Melissanasi Melissoinasi
translative Melissaksesi Melissoiksesi
abessive Melissattasi Melissoittasi
instructive
comitative Melissoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Melissamme Melissamme
accusative nom. Melissamme Melissamme
gen. Melissamme
genitive Melissamme Melissojemme
Melissaimme rare
partitive Melissaamme Melissojamme
inessive Melissassamme Melissoissamme
elative Melissastamme Melissoistamme
illative Melissaamme Melissoihimme
adessive Melissallamme Melissoillamme
ablative Melissaltamme Melissoiltamme
allative Melissallemme Melissoillemme
essive Melissanamme Melissoinamme
translative Melissaksemme Melissoiksemme
abessive Melissattamme Melissoittamme
instructive
comitative Melissoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Melissanne Melissanne
accusative nom. Melissanne Melissanne
gen. Melissanne
genitive Melissanne Melissojenne
Melissainne rare
partitive Melissaanne Melissojanne
inessive Melissassanne Melissoissanne
elative Melissastanne Melissoistanne
illative Melissaanne Melissoihinne
adessive Melissallanne Melissoillanne
ablative Melissaltanne Melissoiltanne
allative Melissallenne Melissoillenne
essive Melissananne Melissoinanne
translative Melissaksenne Melissoiksenne
abessive Melissattanne Melissoittanne
instructive
comitative Melissoinenne

Statistics

  • Melissa is the 330th (tied with 1 other name) most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 1,361 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,036 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

German

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μέλισσα (mélissa, bee).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meˈlɪsa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Me‧lis‧sa

Proper noun

Melissa

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Melissa

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meˈlis.sa/
  • Rhymes: -issa
  • Hyphenation: Me‧lìs‧sa

Proper noun

Melissa f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Melissa

Anagrams

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Melissa, from Ancient Greek Μέλισσα (Mélissa), from μέλισσα (mélissa, bee).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Melissa f

  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Melissa
  2. (Greek mythology) Melissa (nymph who discovered and taught the use of honey)

Swedish

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Melissa c (genitive Melissas)

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Melissa